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literate /ˈlɪt(ə)rət /adjective1Able to read and write: their parents were uneducated and barely literate...- Most of us are familiar with the concept of literacy as it applies to reading and writing and it is generally accepted that being literate means being able to decipher the written word and compose written work.
- The written form of Arabic is the same for all literate Arabs (those able to read and write), regardless of how different their spoken dialects are.
- At present most literate Africans can read English or French.
Synonyms 1.1Having education or knowledge, typically in a specified area: we need people who are economically and politically literate...- And this is the portion of the population who are computer literate.
- To ensure that all theories meet these standards, it is essential that people be sufficiently scientifically literate.
- And the book turns out to be intelligent, literate, and thoughtful.
Synonyms educated, well educated, well read, widely read, scholarly, learned, schooled, knowledgeable, intellectual, intelligent, erudite, lettered, cultured, cultivated, sophisticated, well informed nounA literate person.If these were wanton act of miscreants, one incident that took place inside the Government Medical College campus on Thursday has proved that even the literates are not bothered to ‘rescue’ a roadside tree from being consumed by flames....- Nothing in our commonly purveyed literacy mythology suggests this is the State with the largest number of literates in India.
- But for the illiterates and even many literates, who throng the Collectorate seeking assistance, their services are indispensable.
Derivatives Origin Late Middle English: from Latin litteratus, from littera (see letter). Rhymes illiterate, presbyterate |